visually impaired

American  

adjective

1. (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability.

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noun

1. Usually the visually impaired people with reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability, considered collectively.

   He founded a training program to aid the visually impaired.

visually impaired British  

adjective

1. 1. having any defect of vision, whether disabling or not

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the ) See partially sighted

      the visually impaired

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Other Word Forms

• visual impairment noun

Etymology

Origin of visually impaired

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In the women's visually impaired event, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Katie Guest finished ninth.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Earlier, Menna Fitzpatrick - Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian with six medals - made her first appearance at these Games with a sixth-place finish in the women's visually impaired super G.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

It is a big day for Scottish skier Neil Simpson, who defends his men's Super-G visually impaired title at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre from 09:50.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The female skiers take centre stage in Cortina with two giant slalom runs starting at 08:00, with the visually impaired division followed by the standing and seated skiers.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

So there I sat on that yellow school bus—Erik Fishers younger brother, Eclipse Boy, visually impaired and totally incapable of following in his brother’s footsteps.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor